The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-01-05
Orange County.
Bradford.

OTunSt tOUntl.
Bradford.
THE annual meeting of the fire district
was held at the engine-houSe Monday even
ing. 60 Despite the protestations of the
disaffected democrats, Asa M. Dickey as
sumed control of the post-oice January /.
He had on Monday for help a Mr.. Carpen-
ter from st. Johnsbury, and also retains
Wallace George, who has been Mr.. CAT
fields assistant for the past two years. We
understand that Mr.. Dickey's appointment
has not been confirmed by the senate, and
the opposition are in hopes it won't be,
though there is every prospect that it will.
Quite vigorous attack has been made on
Hiram Atkins for the part they allege he
has taken in the affair. Mr.. Garfield retains
the store part at the post-otiice and will
close out his stock as soon as may be.
Braintree.
WILLIAM JEwETT and wife of Rochester
were in town last week visiting Mrs. jew
ett's mother, Mrs Polly Laport. Mrs.
Laport has since gone to Bethel to visit her
daughter. Mrs. A. T.. ingalls,. - Roland
Rising has moved his family to Fish Hill in
Randolph where he is at work for George
Moulton. - A matchmaking was held
at the church in West Brookfield last Fri
day night, which was very well attended.
80 The Week of Prayer is being OBJ
served here.
Brookfield.
THE neurology of the town the past year
| is as follows: Whole number of deaths
twenty-one. OF these fourteen were males
and seven were females. One died in Janu-
! airy, one in February, four in March, one in
April, one in May, one in June, five in Au-
| gust, one in September, one in October,
| three in November and one in December.
! The average age was tifty-nine years. Miss
! Hannah Walcott was the oldest, being
| ninety-three years of age. Five were car
raI out of far int
| f. NJ. Bracket, superintendent of a Sab
| bath-school at Florence, Mass, came, at the
expense of the school, to visit Julia Hail. a
| former member, who is sick at w. &. Clark's,
bringing kindly Christmas greeting and
sympathy and ST. in money as Christmas
present. If such charity was more con-
mon it would do vast amount of good.
- The band concert was well attended
and the supper all one could wish. There
were several songs by Misses Smith. Bux-
ton and Upham and Messrs Bigelow and
Dyer. The net proceeds were about SO.
| - The newly-elected officers of the
grange will be installed in Union hall
January I.
Chelsea.
ALICE NJ. daughter of Calvin p. Baker,
died on Tuesday of last week of quick con-
sumption, and the funeral services were
held at the house on Thursday Rev. Mr..
| Knapp officiating. - A very pleasant
musical entertainment was given at the
town hall on Friday evening under the
auspices Of the Sons of Veterans, the young
people of the place being assisted by. the
Norwich University glee club, of which
Harry II. Goss is "A member. The audience
was large and responsive and the affair
very successful - Adelbert |. Skinner
closed his term of service with Townsend Il
Dickinson with the close of the year. He
goes this week to Barre, where he is TO en-
ter the employ of II. H. Mills. - Mrs.
Dana Allen is very i'll with pneumonia, and
is in critical condition at this writing.
Miss Flora Nj. Corwin left on Mon
day for stay of some weeks at Somerville,
Mass. - The Week of Prayer is OBJ
served by meetings every evening at the
churches.
MEETINGS were holden at Corinth Cor
ners during the last week of the year
Elders Knapp of Chelsea, Reynolds of Tops
ham and the presiding elder of the Mont
peier district were present Quarterly
meeting was held the LIST and ID instants
80 The usual Sabbath service has beer
resumed at Corinth Center, conducted by
, Rev II. p. James. Services at halt-pas
, one in the afternoon and and praise meet
Ing at the division rooms in Sargents hal
> every Sabbath evening at half-past si>
o'clock. - The Free Baptist quarterly
meeting is to be holden at the Meadows ihi'
month. == John a. Tenney and George
Raymond have returned from the West
having been absent several weeks. They
, went as far as Nebraska. - w. b. ID
= Avery, one of our esteemed citizens, wa
E taken suddenly i'll Monday last with hear
, trouble. He was insensble a few hours
At this writing he is more comfortable bu
: not out of danger. Herbert Wilson'S fam
= lily are better and considered out OF danger
! w. b. Ladd and George Tucker are abou
/ again. go Oscar Tenney, we understand
a has come into possession of the S. ID. AM
n Henry Huntington farm. The persona
;. property was sold at auction week befor
n last. - Jerry Day has removed to TIL
" | farm lying between the farms of &. &. Col
ton and j. G. Goodhue in Vershre. Tn
> place he left is unoccupied.
$ East Corinth.
" CHARLES l.. KEMP returned to st. Johns
% bury last Monday. - The drama, " Ne'
- Years in New York" came off Friday ever
% ing. There was good house. 1t is to b
. repeated next Friday night, with variou
= additions. - l.. S. Thompson had Ne'
" Years ball Thursday night, About twenty
- hVe couples were present, = Georg
i Prescott returned to California last wee
y Monday.
!, Newbury.
r UNION services are being held during til
j. Week OF Prayer at the Methodist and Con
d gregational houses of worship. - Ell
Clark of St. Johnshury was in town La
week. =- The winter term of school {
the Seminary is half out this week. ==
The thaw on Saturday has left the roads
"A very slippery condition. 1t is almost in
possible for people who live in this vicini'
to get ont. - Mrs. II. NJ. Chamberlin hi
p, returned home from Boston. = Mr.
= Charles George of st. Thomas. Dakota,
n at home this winter visiting her parent
D. Mr.. and Mrs, John Peach. 80 Con
Ne munon services We're holden at the Co
ly gregational vestry last Sabbath. =
- W. Ladd is very much out of health til
winter. -= Professor ID, A French al
H. family spent last week at the Seminar